Today's News

Mickie James:

TNA ran their recent controversial angle featuring the former WWE star to write her off TV, as her musical career is clashing with her TNA dates. The promotion do not know if, or when, she may return.

SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:

• The Miz vs Ryback
• Jack Swagger vs King Barrett
• Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins
• Alicia Fox vs Paige
• Kane, Kofi Kingston & Sheamus vs Neville, Randy Orton & Roman Reigns

WWE production:

A New Orleans arena that recently hosted WWE have released the facts and figures of their evenings work...

STATS...

• 33,000 Ft. of cable (roughly 6 miles)
• 16 Trucks
• 2 television trucks
• 1 satellite trucks
• 1 generator truck
• 9 crew buses
• 5 talent buses
• Set up begins at 8 a.m.
• Typically 100 plus local crew members are hired per show
• There are 80,000 individual bulbs in the HD set
• 12 cameras are used to shoot TV
• 48 speakers are part of the set
• WWE brings 2,800 pieces of pyro to each television taping and uses an average of 1,200 pieces each event.
• There is over one mile of pyro cable used for each TV taping.

FOOD...

• 65 cases of water
• 180 lbs of chicken
• 150 lbs of beef or pork
• 5 gallons of rice
• 15 gallons of soup
• 100 lbs of potatoes
• 6 – 8 cases of vegetables
• 40 cases of soda
• 500 cookies
• 10 cakes
• 6 pies
• 3 cases of energy drinks

Hall Of Famer in surgery:

Mick Foley has had another back surgery.

Hogan blocks promoter:

Despite coming out strongly against Scott Steiner's Hulk Hogan challenge for a Legends Of Wrestling match, Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan blocked the promoter of the event on Twitter, however, he says he is very proud of the snub...

"When Steiner put $1 million on the line if Hogan showed up and could slam him at our show this past weekend at CitiField, it was like a slap in the face to Terry Hogan. As the President of the LoW, I was obligated to proactively clarify that the 'offer' was unsanctioned. However, as a fan, I knew Steiner's gesture would ultimately embarrass Hulk Hogan. The reason being, our company is really hot right now and Steiner's video reached the masses. Hogan couldn't accept even if he wanted to, he's not a Legends of Wrestling talent. But not to worry, we have more then our fair share of Legends! Bottom line, Legends of Wrestling is selling tickets, making waves and attracting attention and we are doing it our way and making sure the talent is taken care of. Brian Knobs' idea was literally on the money; Hogan may have slept on it, but I didn't... point blank, period, end of story! I bet Hogan's stomach turns every time he hears LoW and for that reason, for his own self preservation, he blocked us on twitter. That in itself is a victory for me. I'm in Hulk Hogan's head, he knows who I am and my inner 13 year old is running wild brother!"

Win a WWE contract:

WWE are holding a sweepstake to promote Money In The Bank. The winner of a prize draw will win a Money In The Bank briefcase, with a faux WWE contract hand signed by Triple H himself. Enter via the WWE site.

Tough Enough:

All 40 stars selected for the final auditions have now reached Florida for the beginning of the elimination camp.

Chyna... The Movie:

Chyna has revealed why she wants fans to fund her documentary...

"We wanted to do it on Kickstarter because it's all about the fans. I am basically doing the movie with the fans and I want them to be a part of it and be a part of the movie. They are a part of my life story up to this point. That is the best way to do this and that is together. The fans can tell me more about my matches and the history that I didn't know when it was actually happening and that is very cool."

X-Pac has taken offense to another part of this interview with Chyna, relating to the now infamous sex tape he made with her...

"I can't hear what's being said but someone told me what Joanie is saying concerning the tape. (Freddy Sherman) has the 100k cashed check for her advance from Redlight District and the contract signed by her. The lying needs to end. Focus on the future. We both took quite a few pharmaceuticals that night. No one had to slip her anything. I'm not fond of falsely being accused of rape.''

TNA resignations begin:

Two long term and senior production members have handed in their resignations, one of which was their head of editing, long praised by the company for his innovative style.

TNA wedding:

Davey Richards and Angelina Love have married this week.